Preliminary results show John Tregidga has been re-elected as Mayor of the Hauraki District Council.
He has seen off a challenge from Conall Buchanan, with a lead of more than a thousand votes.
Tregidga has held the Mayoralty since being elected in 2004.
FULL ELECTION RESULTS AROUND NEW ZEALAND
This result is based upon the counting of approximately 98% of the returned votes. The progress result does not include some special votes and votes returned today that are still in transit to the processing centre. The outcome of these elections may change once all votes have been counted.
Mayoralty |
Votes Received |
TREGIDGA, John |
3,448 |
BUCHANAN, Conall |
2,051 |
INFORMAL |
 1 |
BLANK VOTING PAPERS |
195 |
 |
 |
Plains Ward (4 vacancies)Â |
Votes Received |
LEONARD, Gill |
1,426 |
HARRIS, Ross |
1,141 |
SWALES, Donald Horton |
1,012 |
BUCKTHOUGHT, Phillip David |
 965 |
DAVIS, Jason Independent |
 774 |
INFORMAL |
2 |
BLANK VOTING PAPERS |
24 |
 |
 |
Paeroa Ward (4 vacancies) |
Votes Received |
ADAMS, Toby |
1,156 |
MILNER, Paul |
1,151 |
THORP, James |
1,053 |
DALEY, Carole |
 821 |
JACOBSEN, Geraldine |
 770 |
TANSEY, Michael Paul |
722 |
MIKKELSEN, Steve |
 597 |
COOPER, Robert |
532 |
SAXBY, Jeanette Independent |
 333 |
INFORMAL |
 4 |
BLANK VOTING PAPERS |
22 |
 |
 |
Waihi Ward (4 vacancies) |
Votes Received |
MCLEAN, Max |
1,101 |
SPICER, Anne Marie Independent |
 1,019 |
SMEATON, Duncan |
 1,016 |
RATTRAY, Austin |
939 |
TUBMAN, Albert Ashley |
717 |
PHILLIPS, Nicola Independent |
 669 |
KEALL, Pam |
662 |
SINCLAIR, Dawn Independent |
540 |
HONEY, John Julian |
 354 |
INFORMAL |
1 |
BLANK VOTING PAPERS |
22 |
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